Fortress
Information Security (FIS) announced today it named Juliet Okafor as
its new Senior Vice President of Global Security Solutions as of October
2017. In this role, Okafor will drive the sales and marketing
initiatives around the company's Emerging Security Risk Management
(ESRM) platform's new vulnerability management module and ensure
customer success and security programs align with business outcomes. She
reports to Peter Kassabov, chairman and co-founder of Fortress
Information Security.

Okafor was the first employee hired at Fortress Information Security and
has seen the company grow to now more than 60 employees globally. Okafor
has helped Fortress Information Security build security operations
programs for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 organizations, seeking to
operationalize GDPR compliance and mitigate emerging risks across IT,
OT, physical security and third party risk management.

In addition to her work with Fortress Information Security, Okafor sits
on the Strategic Advisory Board for the International Consortium of
Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP).

Previously, Okafor served as Vice President of Global Business
Development for Fortress Information Security, where she helped security
stakeholders identify, assess and develop the maturity of their
enterprise security program. Prior to joining FortressInformation
Security, Okafor served as Head of Customer Development and Strategy at
CyberSuite Solutions, LLC and Global Director of Business Development &
Marketing at TruShield Security Solutions.

Okafor received her Juris Doctorate from Temple University - Beasley
School of Law, an M.A. in Public Communication and Media Studies from
Fordham University and a B.A. in Communication from UMass-Amherst.

"Juliet has been such an essential member of the Fortress Information
Security team, not only for her background in cyber security, but for
her passion for problem solving and finding solutions to complex
problems," said Kassabov. "We are pleased to have Juliet serve as our
Vice President of Global Security Solutions and look forward to her
success in the year ahead."

Fortress Information Security is a security risk intelligence company
redefining traditional risk management. We are one of the first security
companies to seamlessly bundle innovative technology, risk intelligence
and service delivery into a central governance platform. We target
industries that comprise our country's critical infrastructure and
partner with companies with highly-regulated, global and distributed
networks. Unlike traditional outsourcing and advisory firm business
models, Fortress' always-on, co-managed platform combines managed
services, next-gen security technology and vulnerability management
tools, to more efficiently operationalize findings, remediation and risk
management across the enterprise. Fortress offers total cyber security
protection aimed at plugging the weak links in a company's cyber
security system including supply chain risk and the gaps between
in-house IT & OT security systems. The Fortress Emerging
Security Risk Management platform provides continuous monitoring and
management of cyber threats emanating from a company's attack surface.
In addition, the system integrates monitoring of physical, IT and OT
security for a better picture of enterprise-wide cyber security. The
company is headquartered in Orlando, FL, and more information is at https://www.fortressinfosec.com/.